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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Research Brief: A $1.6 Trillion Rainy-Day Fund?
companies. It stood to reason that private firms, which tend to be highly leveraged, would hoard even more cash as a precaution. But according to a first-of-its-kind study by Joan Farre-Mensa an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, the exact... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 25 Jul 2024
- News
Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success
Clubs News Clubs News It’s been a decade since the HBS Club of Singapore (HBSCS) launched its signature Mentorship Program, aimed at helping local university and trade school... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
communicate with and motivate its citizens to make them agents of change to a market-driven economy? —Jaime Fortuño (MBA 1988) MORE Brunell offers an inside look at Myanmar’s historic transition on our new Skydeck podcast MORE Brunell... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
Clubs News Clubs News “Awesome” Author Helps Toronto Club Cultivate Calm; Cleveland Clinic Gives Updates As the COVID-19 quarantine extends through the spring and summer, the HBS Club of Toronto is producing... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
be awarded to Professor Robert C. Merton, Harvard University, and Professor Myron S. Scholes, Stanford University, "for a new method to determine the value of derivatives." Robert Merton is the 35th Harvard University faculty member - and... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
scheme.—F. Warren McFarlan He offered the case of the Hong Kong-based global trading company Li & Fung as one example of a company that has virtually dissolved its boundaries and embraced technology as a tool for charging forth into... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
auto-parts store to buy a new battery. The salesperson offers you a new battery with a receipt for $55, or the same battery with no receipt for $25. Which do you take? The Old Shell Game: How Do They Do... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Editor’s Letter
In 1984, I took my babysitting money to the Sam Goody store at the Short Hills Mall and purchased a copy of Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A., on LP. It was the best-selling album of the year and, for a kid growing up in New Jersey, not owning it was unthinkable.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Incentives and Operational Excellence
say $3 — in return for a share of the revenues, typically 50 percent. This allowed the retailers to break even with just one or two rentals. Monitoring and technology, however, are key to implementation of the plan, and the new system... View Details
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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
be awarded to Professor Robert C. Merton, Harvard University, and Professor Myron S. Scholes, Stanford University, "for a new method to determine the value of derivatives." Robert Merton is the 35th Harvard University faculty member - and... View Details
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
time, but somehow the cost of keeping them on board has been justified. The existence of an analyst who provides research on a particular company is attractive on several grounds. The primary source of revenue that is arguably related to the sell-side research is... View Details
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
trade to the Patriots and play for Belichick. In 2004, playing for the Patriots, Dillon rushed for 1,635 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, setting career highs and franchise records. Dillon played a major role in View Details
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
peterhowell Summing Up: Is the Current US Economic Expansion Primarily in the Hands of the Fed? New applications of technology and the expansion of the service economy may contribute to prolonged economic expansion. But they represent... View Details
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Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB)
Business Journal and the Book of Lists for Boston. Content covers a wide range of industries and the Book of Lists includes “Largest Minority Owned Business in Massachusetts”. Business Source Complete – Articles from academic journals, magazines, and... View Details
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Special Collections & Archives | Baker Library
Schwartz Art Collection Displayed throughout campus to inspire students to think creatively. Muriel Siebert Collection American businesswoman Muriel F. Siebert (1928-2013) was the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Shop Talk, Different Avenues
flatten out pricing as the number of people shopping on international sites grows. Gilt shipping to over 90 countries can certainly change the character and potential of the business. I think it’s interesting that Gilt created a new form... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
about plans by Industrial Plastics Canada to open a new plant in nearby North Bay, Ontario. Yes, the new plant would generate 35 jobs, but the CBC report said “the company will transform a polymer called... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Fellowships Enable Students to Broaden Their Impact
girls’ JV high school basketball team and ran a tutoring program. “I realized I was happier doing that and wanted to be in education full time. That’s what I’m passionate about,” says Agarwal, who took a leap of faith and landed at Success Academy, a network of charter... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities
The Africa Business Club hosted its first-ever conference at the School on January 30. The relatively new club, founded in 1997 to help increase awareness at HBS of business and career opportunities on the African continent, chose... View Details
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News and information covering the sustainable and impact investment markets. Our subscription includes the daily publication, The... View Details
News and information covering the sustainable and impact investment markets. Our subscription includes the daily publication, The... View Details